Moments Before Impact

Profile Shane Dorian

While his most recent exploits have taken him to the top of the big-wave realm, his precision and style have inspired us for close to two decades. Lewis Samuels delves into the psyche of perennial fan favorite.

The 2010 SURFER Survey

Thousands of readers responded to our massive online survey. We crunched the numbers and analyzed the results to provide you with the most comprehensive profile of the modern-day surfer ever created.

Windows on Peru

On the heels of a recent South American sojourn, Scott Hulet provides a first-hand travel tale from the Land of Lefts.

Itinerant Innovators

Jordy Smith, Craig Anderson, and Mitch Coleborn make the case for Bali as the world’s foremost aerial playground. A dozen pages of awe-inducing imagery prove they may be right.